Use of capital punishment should continue

Opinion: Why I support capital punishment

My wife's grandfather immigrated to America from England in 1872 at the age of 12. While in England, he saw a murderer hanging in chains at a crossroads. In that era, a gallows was erected at a country crossroads. The convicted was wrapped in chains. The chains increased his weight and ensured that he died of a broken neck, rather than strangulation, when he dropped through the trap. It was a humane consideration. His body was left hanging until it rotted and fell apart as a warning to the evil-minded. (Women were never or very rarely hanged.)

I do not recommend erecting gallows at country crossroads, but I do support capital punishment.